Podcast: Isaac Asimov – The Last Question
By: Garin Kilpatrick
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov was Isaac’s favorite Short Story. Even after I read this story over at least twenty times for this podcast, it remains my favorite short story ever.
The Last Question was just one of over 500 books and over 6,000 letters and short stories Isaac wrote, to give you an idea of just how prolific he was. Check out this list of short stories by Isaac Asimov if you want some more Asimov after you listen to The Last Question podcast. Asimov has my personal recommendation as an Author because anything I have ever read by him has been thought provoking and worthwhile.
The Story
The story in The Last Question deals with the development of a computer called Multivac and its relationship with humanity through the course of seven historic settings, beginning in 2061. In each of the first six scenes a different character presents the computer with the same question, namely as to how the threat to human existence posed by the heat death of the universe can be averted.
The Last Question – Part 1 of 4
The Last Question – Part 2 of 4
The Last Question – Part 3 of 4
The Last Question – Part 4 of 4
The Prolific Isaac Asimov
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov was just one of over 500 books and over 6,000 letters and short stories he wrote, to give you an idea of just how prolific he was. Check out this list of short stories by Isaac Asimov if you want some more Asimov after you listen to the podcast. Asimov has my personal recommendation because anything I have ever read by him has been thought provoking and worthwhile.
